Oito Chaminés de Companhias de Cruzeiros

Dos diversos elementos arquitectónicos e funcionais associados aos navios, as chaminés, com as cores dos armadores ou operadores respectivos, são dos que mais cativam a atenção.

De cima para baixo, aqui fica um painel com fotografias de Luís Miguel Correia, mostrando as chaminés de navios de cruzeiros: EUROPA 2 (Hapag Lloyd), ARION (Classic International Cruises), ADONIA (P&O Cruises), COSTA DELIZIOSA (Costa), AIDABELLA (Aida Cruises), EXPLORER (Semester at Sea), QUEEN MARY 2 (Cunard) and LOUIS MAJESTY (Louis Cruises), com grande varoiedade de cores e formas...

Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. Favor não piratear. Respeite o meu trabalho / No piracy, please. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlargLouised. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia 

LISBON: The Perfection of European Winter Cruising

With the growing number of cruise ships now operating winter cruises in western european waters, Lisbon now has more and more ships calling in our deep winter season than on previous years, that means during the months of January and February. 

And I must say this is an ideal time to cruise into Lisbon. Cruises are less expensive, there are not so many tourists going around and on many days the weather is just fantastic, with deep blue sky and a clean atmosphere, just looking like spring, only less hot.

In the photograph, the LOUIS MAJESTY leaves Lisbon on 6 February 2011 in the afternoon from Santa Apolónia terminal, cruising by scenic old downtown Lisbon. The Praça do Comércio  (Black Horse) Square and the 900-year old Lisbon Cathedral can be seen clearly.

This is one of about 100 photos I took of LOUIS MAJESTY making her second call in Lisbon. Hope you all enjoy...

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Quatro paquetes a 23 de Novembro

Em termos de escalas de navios de cruzeiros, o passado dia 23 de Novembro foi de cais cheio, com quatro navios atracados utilizando a totalidade do espaço disponível nos terminais de Alcântara (AURORA) e Santa Apolónia (BOUDICCA, LOUIS MAJESTY e SAGA PEARL II).

Destaque para a escala inaugural do LOUIS MAJESTY, comprado recentemente à NCL, com o nome NORWEGIAN MAJESTY. Trata-se de uma estreia absoluta, pois este navio de cruzeiros nunca tinha vindo a Lisboa.

Registámos a largada do SAGA PEARL II e do LOUIS MAJESTY, apesar de a luz reflectir o final da estação de cruzeiros de 2011, com pouca claridade e dias mais curtos.

Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia